Level 0 and Level 1 tabs now appear above the plan as show below. Select Plan > Add level menu item to create a new level. Read this tip for more information about staircases.

Note that the height of the staircase in the hall is set to fit to 250 cm high levels like most staircases available in Sweet Home 3D free 3D models. Using two different heights of walls on the first floor implies that the floor above it will require 2 levels at different elevations. The right part of the house remains 250 cm high as shown in the following screenshot. Then select the walls around the shop and the backshop to set their height at 330 cm with the modification pane displayed by the Plan > Modify walls menu item. Drawing the first floorĭraw walls and rooms of the first floor at their default height (250 cm or 96 inches), without showing ceilings for the moment. Walls and rooms transparency can be changed with the Walls transparency setting available in the 3D modification pane displayed by the 3D View > Modify 3D view. The image on the right shows the same house with half transparent walls and rooms, to help you visualize the two different levels at the second floor of this house, due to the higher ceiling of the shop on the left side. Similarly to the tip How to design a mezzanine, it also explains some important features about levels management in Sweet Home 3D. This tip shows how to design a split-level house based on the 'shop-house' example shown below and available in the file TheShopAroundTheCorner.sh3d (6.3 MB - designed by eTeks and distributed under CC-BY license).

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